Wort zur Suche eingeben

harridan

/ˈhær.ɪ.dən/

Übersetzungen

harridansubstantiv

harridans

Pl.

/ˈhær.ɪ.dən/

The old harridan yelled at the children for playing near her garden.

Старая карга кричала на детей за то, что они играли рядом с её садом.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Synonyme

harridanadjektiv

/ˈhær.ɪ.dən/

/ˈhær.ə.dən/

Attributive use only; appears before a noun (e.g., ‘a harridan voice’). Rare, non-gradable.

Synonyme

harridansubstantiv

A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman.

The children were terrified of the harridan who lived at the end of the street.

A scolding, vicious, or overbearing woman, especially an older one.

The new forewoman quickly earned a reputation as a real harridan among the factory workers.

harridanadjektiv

Characteristic of or resembling a harridan; shrewish or scolding in tone or manner.

She spoke in a harridan tone that silenced the entire room.